League Prediction: 13th place

Hønefoss (Last year: 2nd in Adeccoligaen)
+ Has signed amongst other Paul Obiefule (Lyn), Davy Claude Angan (Lyn), Kristjan Örn Sigurdsson (Brann), Madiou Konate (Ankaragücü), Erik Hagen (Vålerenga), good players with experience from Tippeligaen.
- Hasn't impressed anyone in the pre-season
- It's going to time to establish a good connection between all the new players.
- Lacks a good goal scorer.


Player to watch:
Umaru Bangura, great midfielder with loads of potential. The 22-year-old from Sierra Leone, is capable of doing magic with the ball in his feet. This years Thiounne?

Update

9 days to the season kicks off. The coldest winter in a long time and the earliest league start ever makes it difficult to be a greenkeeper.



Andreas Nordvik has signed for Vålerenga. The defender played for the Oslo club this fall on loan from Rosenborg, and has now been sold. Good news for Vålerenga, who have been short of central defenders.



Viking and Rosenborg have agreed about a transfer for Rune Jarstein, but Jarstein hasn't desided whether he wants to sign or not.

Rosenborg has been clear on wanting to sell any player who doesn't want to sign a new contract, and Jarstein has said that he won't sign as long as he is not the clear first keeper.

Rosenborg have tried signing Espen Johnsen again as a replacement, but the 30-year-old, has declined, and might be going to Swedish AIK instead, however Johnsen also considers retiring and starting his Doctor internship.

Another possible replacement is believed to be Tromsø's Kenny Stomatopoulus.


Tromsø has signed the Australian National Team back Jade Bronson North.



Tarik Elyounoussi has gone to Lillestrøm on loan from Heerenveen.



Hønefoss has finally scored their first goal in 2010. The newly promoted club scored against Fredrikstad in todays friendly, their 7th match in 2010. Madiou Konate scored the goal.



FC Lyn Oslo have changed their name to FK Lyn. The members finally realized they live in Norway, and will now support Fotballklubben Lyn
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Norway beat Slovakia 0-1 in the friendly match yesterday. Morten Moldskred scored the goal.
Erik Huseklepp(to the right) was the best player. Despite only playing the last 30 minutes, he managed to create and come to several changes.

Transfer talk

Erik "Panzer" Hagen has signed for Hønefoss, Vålerenga did not renew his contract. Hagen came to Vålerenga from Zenit St. Petersburg, but has struggled with injuries lately.


Stabæk has signed the Brazilian winger Diogo da Costa Oliveira and Iclandic defender Bjarni Olofur Eiriksson.

Friendly matches results

27.01: Las Palmas - Brann 1-2:
Erik Huseklepp, who has been linked with Stoke and Newcastle the last week, scored one of Brann's goals.

29.01: Start - Haugesund 2-2
Ole Martin Årst signed a new contract with Start, and celebrated by scoring two goals.


29.01: Lillestrøm - GAIS 1-0 (highlights)
The match was stopped after 5 minutes when the police has to calm down the supporters of Swedish GAIS. Olivier Occean scored the only goal.


29.01: Aalesund - Molde 1-1 (highlights)
Pape Pate Diouf scored with an overhead kick in the first minute, but Aarøy equalized in the second half.

29.01: Kongsvinger - Hønefoss 2-0
Kim Holmen scored in his debut for KIL.

29.01: Odd Grenland - Tromsø 0-0
Odd Grenland won the penalty shoot out in the La Manga cup.


29.01: Rosenborg - AIK 1-1 (highlights)
It was the young local players of Rosenborg who played best in this match against the Swedish League Champions. Kjell Rune Sellin(20yrs) scored Rosenborg's goal, and Simen Wangsberg(18yrs) was voted man of the match.

Transfer talk

Vålerenga's goal keeper Troy Perkins has left the club. He will go back to DC United, the club he played for from 2004 to 2007.
Vålerenga is now trying to find a new first keeper, and Espen Bugge Pettersen(Sandefjord) and Rune Jarstein(Rosenborg) are among the candidates, however the former Tromsø and Rosenborg player Lars Hirschfeld seems to be the hottest tip, the Canadian is currently second choice in the German club Energie Cottbus


SlySports' Transfer Clockwatch this morning reported this:
07:40 Reports in Norway are suggesting Fulham's £4.7million bid for Rosenborg's Norway international Per Ciljan Skjelbred has been accepted. Something to look out for Cottagers fans.

but Skjelbred agent Andreas Ekker says he has not heard anything, neither from Fulham nor Rosenborg.



Former CSKA Moskva player Erik "Panzer" Hagen says he would be interested in finishing his career in Hønefoss, the 34-year-old Vålerenga defender is currently recovering from a hip surgery.

Transfers

Tromsø and Rosenborg have agreed about Morten Moldskred, Rosenborg have been trying to sign the goal-getter since this summer, and Moldskred is now on his way to Trondheim to discuss a contract.

Rosenborg has also signed Norwegian Fredrik Winsnes and the Swedish goalkeeper Daniel Örlund.



Hønefoss have kept themselves busy during the transfer window, with several good signings. Maybe most interesting is the Ivorian Davy Claude Angan from FC Lyn. They are also close to signing Kristian Örn Sigurdson from Brann. Update: Sigurdson has now signed with the newly promoted club!


The best signing in Norway so far might be Patrik Ingelsten's transfer to Viking. The 27-year-old has signed a four year contract.



Rune Ertsås is ready for the French club Tours. The attacker from Molde was sold for 1 million NOK. Edit: Ertsås has not signed any contract yet and has returned to Norway.

Kongsvinger promoted

Kongsvinger - Sarpsborg: 3-1 (5-4 on aggregate)

Kongsvinger will play in Tippeligaen next year after their win over Sarpsborg yesterday.



The other promoted teams are Haugesund and Hønefoss.

Raymond Kvisvik signs for Kvik Halden in Norwegian 4th division(!).



Raymond Kvisvik (born 8 November 1974) is a Norwegian football player. With background from teams in hometown Sarpsborg, he currently plays for Fredrikstad just a few kilometers from his hometown, as a midfielder. He moved there due to family reasons, from Brann, where he was the star of the team. He has also played in Austria for Austria Wien. Kvisvik is notorious for his precise shots, assists and long balls with his left foot. He has 7 caps for the Norwegian national team.[wikipedia.org]

After Fredrikstad's relegation from Tippeligaen Kvisvik has now decided that he wants to help in Kvik Haldens attempt for promotion. He'll have a yearly income of 700,000NOK (aprox: £100,000), the best paid 4th division player by far.